Denmark Current Affairs, GK & News
What are Volcano Bonds?
The Danish Red Cross announced that it has launched first of its kind catastrophe bond for the volcano-related disasters in collaboration with the several financial firms. Volcano Bonds This bond which will enable the disaster relief agency to get the financial aid quickly to those who are suffering because of the eruption of 10 volcanoes ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: catastrophe bond • Danish Red Cross • Denmark • Insurance-linked securities • Volcano Bonds
Denmark to construct World’s First Energy Island
The Denmark has recently given its approval for the plan to construct the first energy field island of the world. The energy island will be constructed in the North Sea. Highlights The energy island will be used to produce and store enough green energy to meet the electricity demands of around 3 million European households. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: 100% renewable energy • artificial island • artificial island in the North Sea • Denmark • North Sea • Renewable energy • World’s First Energy Island
India-Denmark sign MoUs
The Ministry of Power, India and Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, Denmark signed Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation. Highlights Under the MoU, the countries have agreed to collaborate in areas such as long- term energy planning, offshore wind, consolidation of grid codes, incentivize power plants, increase flexibility in power purchase agreements. Through this, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: China • Denmark • Electricity Grid • Energy security • Greenland • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Power Purchase Agreement • US-China • US-China Trade War
A new species “Troglomyces twitteri” discovered
A new parasitic fungus was discovered by a Denmark biologist called “Troglomyces twitteri”. The fungus has been named after Twitter as it was discovered in Twitter Discovery The biologist Sofia Reboleira of University of Copenhagen, Denmark founded the species. The image was posted in Twitter by an entomologist 1n 2018. He was sending millipede photos ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Biology • Denmark • New Species • Troglomyces twitteri • Twitter
United Nations launches World Happiness Report, 2020: India ranks 144
On March 20, 2020 United Nations released the World Happiness Report on the International Day of Happiness, 2020. Finland ranked first in the report and India ranked 144. Around 156 countries were assessed under the ranking. This is the eighth World Happiness Report prepared by the organization. This year the report has given a special ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Denmark • Finland • International Day of Happiness • United Nations • World Happiness Index • World Happiness Report